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Bylaws.2:Text to Black 5/29/09 9:59 AM Page 29 3. Review of region bylaws: Article VIII Commissions a. Review all proposed bylaws and standing rules of regions and amendments to regional bylaws; check such bylaws and standing rules and advise the region regarding conflict of intent with CNA bylaws; and, b. Provide bylaws consultation upon request for regions and members. Section 1. Association Commissions The CNA Commissions shall be: A. Joint Nursing Practice Section 2. Definition c. Regions have the option of not having separate region bylaws and function solely under CNA bylaws. B. Finance Committee 1. The Finance Committee shall be composed of up to eleven (11) members as follows: a. One or more Member of the Council of Presidents, with one Member designated by the Council to serve as chairperson. b. The Treasurer, who shall be the chairperson; and Commissions are groups of elected members responsible for advancing the profession of nursing through activities related to their areas of concern. Section 3. Responsibilities A. Commissions shall be responsible to the House of DelegatesConvention, and between sessions of the House, to the CNA Board for carrying out the directions of the House and abiding by the CNA bylaws. c. Six (6) CNA Board members appointed by the Board. B. Commissions shall collaborate with other commissions to promote the professional, educational, economic advancement, and government relations/political action education of nurses. d. In the event of a vacancy, a replacement shall be appointed by the Board. C. Commissions shall submit written reports at each of the CNA Board and House of DelegatesConvention meetings. D. Commissions shall review, adopt and facilitate implementation of professionally recognized Standards of Practice. 2. The Finance Committee shall have responsibility for: a. Advising the CNA Board and other CNA groups regarding financial matters and feasibility of funding for expenditures, elicit projected budget needs from Department Heads and various CNA Committee Chairs; b. Supervising the preparation of an annual operating budget which reflects the program priorities adopted by the House of DelegatesConvention for the ensuing bienniumthree (3) years; such operating budget is subject to approval of the CNA Board; c. Supervising preparation of a resume of expenditures as related to program priorities for the concluding bienniumthree (3) years; and, d. Preparing for Board consideration a proposal of program priorities for the coming bienniumthree (3) years based on anticipated funds; such finalized proposal to be presented to the House of DelegatesConvention by the CNA Board. C. Ballot Committee See Article XIII—Ballot Preparation and Election Process of these bylaws. E. Each commission shall be responsible for developing and implementing activities within its area of concern. F. Each commission shall submit to the CNA Finance Committee proposals for budgeting based on the projected activities of the commission. G. Commissioners shall be responsible for reporting to their regional board, and reporting to the commissions issues and concerns of the membership. H. Commissions shall take a stand on pertinent issues and present the commission's position to the CNA Board. Section 4. Membership of Commissions A. Composition 1. Each commission shall be composed of one (1) member from each region who shall, where possible as defined by individual regions, reside or be employed within that region during their term of office, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws. 2. a. Each commissioner shall be a member of CNA who has been active in the area of the commission's concern, eligible to be employed in the field, when applicable, and who meets M AY 2 0 0 9 W W W. C A L N U R S E S . O R G REGISTERED NURSE 29